Carbon+Footprint+HS+-+UTC


 * Carbon Footprint study**

Summary from Saturday, March 28 (posted by MBenoit)


 * Lesson Outline**

Students will

1). Complete a carbon footprint survey addressing both home-heating and transportation energy use 2). Attend a 1 1/2 to 2 hours break-out session at UTC.


 * Date**: Either April 16 or April 17


 * Time**: 8:00-11:00 a.m. (including travel time)


 * Specific goal**: Students will collect and analyze real-life data related to energy use and carbon dioxide production


 * Materials list** (items needed from Annette): None at this time.


 * Plan for May 15**: Short PowerPoint and/or summarizing project goals and results


 * Other plan details & brainstorming ideas**:

--Teachers will present the requirements of the project to students and ask for interested students to volunteer. Target goal: No more than 40 students to allow students to work in 4 small groups at UTC and to be actively engaged in analyses, presentations, etc. --Adapt the MEEP/DEP carbon footprint format with minor modifications --Have enough calculators on hand for students to use to analyze their own carbon footprint data --Permission slips and photo release forms (If we take photos and would like to include them in our May 15 or other presentation) --allow students to rank their first and second choice of groups so they have some input and we can arrange groups quickly? --Wrap-Up: have one student from each group report 1 of their 4 findings? Have students form a 'human graph' reflecting their carbon footprints --Follow-up: Students who attend present their findings to their classmates at their home schools --Ideas for next year: With more lead time, teachers could extend the inquiry portion of the project by having students generate questions, research required information (ex. average mpg for a particular make/model vehicle)

Please add anything I forgot. Thanks, Michele

OK... I'm able to edit this page! --Ralph